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It’s been years since Greece’s capital Athens and its neighborhoods experienced such a heavy snowfall as the one on Tuesday, February 16.

Athens and the wider Attica region went “white” on Tuesday during a snow storm that affected traffic and caused power cuts in and around the Greek capital.

Ferry travel in Greece is facing disruption due to snow and strong winds brought by the weather system dubbed “Medea”.

Stricter lockdown measures will be imposed on the regional units of Achaia and Evia in Greece, in efforts of authorities to contain the spread of Covid-19.

Greece’s Attica region, which includes Athens, has been labeled “red” on the weekly European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Covid-19 map.

Oia on Santorini and Preveli beach on Crete are among Europe’s Most Romantic Destinations for Valentine’s Day, according to the European Best Destinations (EBD) organization.

Greek authorities have tightened lockdown restrictions in Athens and the surrounding Attica region to stop the further spread of Covid-19.

Fraport Greece has completed its four-year infrastructure development project at the 14 regional airports under its management in Greece.

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and Mykonos Mayor Konstantinos Koukas discussed ways to safely restart tourism this summer.

The Athens Development and Destination Management Agency has joined the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) as a destination member.

Attica, Greece, will be placed in a stricter lockdown until the end of February, in an effort to stop the further spread of Covid-19 in the region.

The “This is Athens” digital tourism guide and Canada’s Reach Global Marketing are joining forces to promote the Greek capital to the Canadian market.

The Heraklion Municipality on Crete is proceeding with a large-scale project to develop a modern park in the city’s northern suburbs.

The Greek Development & Investments Ministry announced that it would be releasing 9 million euros for studies and upgrade works on the Corinth Canal.

Stricter Covid-19 lockdown measures will be imposed to the “red” Greek areas of Patra, Thira (Santorini), Mykonos, Halkida (Evia) and Agios Nikolaos (Crete).

Greece’s night curfew will start earlier in the evening – at 6pm – every weekend in Attica (Athens), Thessaloniki and Halkidiki, due to a rise in new Covid-19 cases.

The Film Office of the Central Macedonia Region during its first months of operation managed to bring three foreign cinema productions to Greece.

The Municipality of Athens is restoring 34 of the Greek capital’s landmark fountains that are located in the city’s neighborhoods, squares and other public areas.

The Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center in northern Greece is ready to host the state’s Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics for the upcoming period.

The Ionian islands in Greece are among the handful of areas in Europe labeled “green” on the updated colour-coded Covid-19 map of the ECDC.